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5 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1XY

EPC B3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 00
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Cross Penny Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Cross Penny Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1XY). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 81 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in 5 Cross Penny Court, where floor areas span 53–116 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (84 versus a worst of 57). Other recorded features include a balcony, a self-contained annexe and outbuildings.

At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 55 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £190,000. Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 38.3% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • BalconyYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • ConciergeYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2024from Jul 2014
EPC improved fromC79toB84
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

21st centuryGround Floor FlatEPC BNo mains gasPermanent outbuildings

Because the property has no mains gas supply and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1XY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Cross Penny Court has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Cross Penny Court's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£205,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.2% per year over 11 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£190,000

Growth on file: -1.2% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 March 2025Most recent

    £190,000

    -13.6%over 1 year

  2. 27 April 2023

    £220,000

    +1.9%over 8 years

  3. 28 August 2014

    £215,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP33 1XY: £185,000 (2025–2025).

On the street

Versus other Cotton Lane homes

Four headline reads against 55 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Cross Penny Court is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,346

Street avg £3,815

Strongly below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Cross Penny Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£194k

1 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane

IP33 1XY

1 bed
£191k

1 Chapter House, Lower Baxter Street

IP33 1EG

1 bed1 bath
£203k

1 Bishops Road

IP33 1TQ

2 bed1 bath
£212k

1 Cadney Lane

IP33 1JP

2 bed1 bath
£424k

1 Bridewell Lane

IP33 1RE

1 bed1 bath
£367k

1 All Saints Court

IP33 1TF

3 bed1 bath
£193k

1 Church Row

IP33 1JT

£463k

1 Foundry Terrace, St Johns Street

IP33 1SA

3 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cotton Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP33 1XY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP33 1XY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP33 1XY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Cross Penny Court, Cotton Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1XY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.